Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Alfonso E. Urdaneta
Excuse my ignoramce, but what is I2O ? Alfonso. -- Alfonso E. Urdaneta VOX: 407.729.3840 Harris Corp/Transcomm Division FAX: 407.729.1962 PO Box 5100, MS 6B.3827mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Melbourne, FL 32902.5100 http://www.tran

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Kevin Traas
>> >Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, >> >someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document >> >(about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. Wired News published >> >the URL, and thousands of people downloaded copies of the i2o standard >> >

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Rick Hawkins
> >Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, > >someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document > >(about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. Wired News published > >the URL, and thousands of people downloaded copies of the i2o standard > >befor

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Glenn Amerine
> "john" == john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: john> I wonder if it was truly a mistake. Maybe someone in the group runs Linux. ;-} Glenn -- Glenn Amerine Inet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems AnalystVoice: (614)224-1336 Metropolitan Human Serv

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Ted Harding
( Re Message From: Bruce Perens ) > > i2o seems to be not so much of a threat any longer. > > Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, > someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document > (about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. Wired News pu

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I just read everything on the I2O site, including the "Initiative > Agreement". While they require that the "standard" itself be kept secret, > I see nothing that would prohibit the publication of a driver with source. Just their non-disclosure agreement. > Anyone heard

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread john
Kevin Traas writes: > Wonder how many of them said "DOH" and slapped their forehead in a most > Homer-like fashion? I wonder if it was truly a mistake. -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hi

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread john
Bruce Perens writes: > Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, > someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document > (about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. > ... > As far as I can tell, they have blown any non-disclosure case they ever > migh

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Kevin Traas
>i2o seems to be not so much of a threat any longer. > >Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, >someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document >(about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. Wired News published >the URL, and thousands of people

Re: I2O article

1997-08-27 Thread Bruce Perens
i2o seems to be not so much of a threat any longer. Sometime after I first started talking with the press about i2o, someone pointed out that the i2o group had left their standard document (about 500 pages) on their anonymous FTP server. Wired News published the URL, and thousands of people downlo

Re: I2O article

1997-08-26 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Tue, Aug 26, 1997 at 10:41:12AM +0100, Ted Harding wrote: > Assuming this assessment is correct (and why not?), I think the key > question is: > > Will it in due course become, for practical purposes, impossible > to practice computing without these I20 thingies? > [snip] > So what aug

Re: I2O article

1997-08-26 Thread Ted Harding
( Re Message From: Hamish Moffatt ) > > G'day Bruce. Thought you might be interested to know, > there was an article in the Australian Personal Computer magazine [ snip ] > "The most likely victim of this 'commercialised standard' would be > the many flavours of Linux, the public domain, freeware